"Intermittent" wipers - pun intended

[E9Wayne]

Hey all, Sharkfest was uneventful (mechanical mishap-speaking) this year for my coupe, which is awesome, but I did experience a Poltergeist-type situation with my wipers. During one mild afternoon of rain, the wipers would go on after I activated them and then switch off a few minutes later. I could not get them to work again and simply used the manual wash mode to wipe the windshield every few minutes during the light rain we had there...after a few more minutes the wipers would come on again, mysteriously, and work for a few more minutes before shutting off.

Could this be my wiper relay or something else?

Very weird but I'm happy I didn't experience a wiper arm that detached itself like Tom Baruch did several years ago when we were heading home from The Vintage.

Wayne

 

[sfdon]

Sounds like how it goes for old guys…

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t…


Should we try a replacement relay?

I can send you a spare.

 

[E9Wayne]

Good one, Don! Yes, please...

 

[Thomas76]

Ever seen the inside of a 50 year old relay box? It's probably something in there.